Horseshoe



cessions.

UNITED STATES A. TVEI'IMAN, OF VEST UNION, IOWA.4

PATENT OFFICE;

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To all 'whom it 'may concem:

Be it known that I, A..\VEITMAN, of \Vcst Union, in the county ot Fayette and State of Iowa, have invented a new and lImproved Horseshoe; and I do hcrebyideclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference lieing.,r A had to theaccompanying, drawings,'forming part ot' this specilicatiou, iu which-V Y Figure 1. isa side view ot' my invention at- --tached to the hoot of' a horse; Fig. 2,-a detached side view of the same with one ot the flanges removed; Fign, a detached edge view -ot' one ofthe Bauges pertaining to the same.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate -like parts. i This invention relates to a new and iin proved manner ot' attaching the slice to the hoot' of the animahwhereby the shoe will be firmlg,` secured f to the hoof, readily applied' and detached therefrom, and some elasticity allowed the shoe in order to render the latter comfortable to the animal byrelicviug the hootl from jarsand con- A is a horseshoe, which is bent or curved in the usual forni to correspond to the shape of the hoof. lhe front part of this shoe is provided with a flange, B, which hears against the wall of the hoof C at its front, and has alip, u, at its upper end to [it into the wall ot' the hooi". i i 4- Ateach sidcot` the shoe A, near its rearend,

y there is a recess, b. 'lhese recesses extend the.

whole height ot' the shoe, and the under sides or surfaces ot' the saine are also notched orrecessed in line with the recesses b, as shown at Il. The upper surfaces ot"- thesereccsses are inclined, as shown at `l\`ig.` 3,at l, and ou the slice there are two projections, 2 2, which are iu line with the recesses b '6, und extend into, the hoof when the shoe is ad pisted thereto, pre.

venting the hoof from slippiu;l back and'forth on the shoe-,aud also preserving the anges hereinafter described from much strain.

1) 1) represent two ilanges, which are of heut' forni, the lower parts, c, ot' which extend uni der the shoe A and fit in the recesses b'. The` i i p upper surfaces ot' the parts c are inclined, as i shownat 3 in Figa-3, tocorrespoudwith the I, inclination ot" the upper parts ot the 'recesses 1 against the walls ot' the` hoof,`and have serrated lips d at their upper ends to sink `into the hoof. These flanges have screws epass- V, in'g through them, andthe screws itin holes y f f, provided 'with internal screw,-threads,said`,i` j

holes being madein the ,projections 2 2.

By this arrangement it 'wid `heseeu thtgs the tianges D D are secured toftlieV shoe and -,l hoof, hy-turning` thelscrcws e theshoe willl'n` f i drawn up towardgthe hoof,o\ving to Vthe infi elined surfaces 1 3 of the recesses b' in theshoeg and lips c ot' the flanges 1,), and A'the lips d .o

the parts c will sink intothe hoof;the latt ei resting ou the lipsicl vandien tliezshoe in front of the iianges D D, a slight `space `b eingUalrlowed between tliefhootflam thel shoe, at the rear ot' the. tlauges, to admit of a certain del grec ci' spring to easethejfoot of'fthe horse bly relieving it from jars and concussions;` i 1 would rei'nark that both ot' the ang'es D D nccdnot he'rcmovahle. One of tlieinniay be permanently attached to the-shoe.-`

Having thus'described my iuveutioiul claim asnew and desire to secure by LettersPatent+ i i 1. The securiugofthe shoe to thej hoot'` i means of one or more detachable or removfv ble iiangcs, D, 4provided,witlrlipsi` and con?` l" structed and Vapplied `in snchfa'inanuer as to draw the shoe toward. ,thejhoof'and causeit to f tit snugly thereto under the'action of the-screw* l ,j euud inclinedsnrl'a-c'e of theparts c audib, iu 4.connection with one or more fixed or permit` nent tiauges, B, provided wit-h lips a, suhstair,` Y

tially as described.

2. rlhe projections 2 2, -in connectionwith'` the detachable and permanent a-nges, sub#` i stantially as and for the purpose specified. l I

Witnesses y t J osErH HoBsoN, WILLIAM Cowell.A 

